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Nirupama Soundararajan

The more persistent and less visible consequence was behavioural displacement: users began migrating to unregulated, offshore platforms operating beyond India’s legal jurisdiction

Banning gaming, promoting AVGC: India’s policy contradiction in the digital economy

by Nirupama Soundararajan |Feb 7, 2026

When the ban on real money games (RMG) came into effect, several leading gaming platforms ceased operations almost overnight, leaving as many as 100 million gamers in a quandary.